free from earthly bond

eagle rides the thermal winds

winged preyer  

This next photo says Liberation without words....

linked to carpe diem; Liberation

trust yourself

your soul will guide you

intuitively

Albert Einstein said:  "The only real valuable
 thing is intuition."

linked to carpe diem; Intuition

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graceful beauty

ugly no longer  

aphrodite sea

linked to carpe diem; Reflection

river song

I hear music here
laying at the river's edge
 a flowing melody

linked to carpe diem:  Riversong

 light shines

 heart afire

emanating

linked to carpe diem; Inner Beauty

....

pulling garden weeds

hot sun gives no quarter
until it rains

linked to carpe diem; Special

I climb the stone path

listening for your foot step

I hear only silence 

linked to carpe diem; Listen

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evening shine 
 nickel-plated night time
in your eyes

linked to carpe diem; Freestyle

4th of July Explosions

linked to orangeuglad

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glacial moraine

infinitesimal movement

with tectonic plates

linked to carpe diem Special

companions

washed by the tide

we cling to our bit of earth

temporary friends

linked to carpe diem; Companions

ambition

some politicians
no holds barred ambition
private advantage

linked to carpe diem; Ambition

ah, Gracie....

 my sister fading 

 I trek to her side each day

no sacrifice at all

[photo of my sister on her last trip to Italy]

linked to carpe diem; Sacrifice

joy

see his distant form

I hold my breath - he comes close

wrapped in quiet joy

linked to carpe diem; Joy

Mars Quest

seeking answers

 what lies beyond the next rise

curious rover

linked to carpe diem; Curiosity

tan renga

the old pond

a frog jumps in -

                               the sound of water      (Matsuo Basho)

 tired legs constantly scissor 

      an old frog emerges      

linked to carpe diem

darkness

cleverly hidden

yet the implication clear

 she deploys her fan

linked to carpe diem; Freestyle

Last Month's Beauties

linked to orangeuglad

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old lovers hold hands
gazing one into the other

with loving smiles

linked to carpe diem; Affection

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 small-mindedness
morphed into hate
streets of fear 

linked to carpe diem; Intolerance